Go check the region code. It should be printed on the box somewhere. Chances are it's ASI region, instead of US or JP. If so, it uses US firmware and connects to US eShop. If its text is Japanese, then it's definitely JP and can only play JP games.---pardon if my posts suck, i post by tapping on the handset button on a one-way analog handset. i saw Hannibal Lecter do it.